Covestro AG (Leverkusen, Germany) is now the sole owner of Japan Fine Coatings Co., Ltd. (JFC), previously managed as a joint venture (JV) with JSR Corporation (JSR). JFC is one of the leading suppliers of optical fiber coatings based in…
Phillips 66 (Houston) and Novonix Ltd. announced they have signed a technology development agreement to advance the production and commercialization of next-generation anode materials for lithium-ion batteries. “This agreement builds on our strategic investment in NOVONIX and is a natural…
Air Liquide will invest around 350 Crores Rupees (40 million euros) in a new Air Separation Unit (ASU) dedicated to Industrial Merchant activities in Kosi, in the state of Uttar Pradesh, Northern India. This unit will have a production capacity…
PETRONAS Chemicals Group Berhad (PCG; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) will begin building a 60,000-ton/yr melamine plant in Gurun, Kedah, Malaysia, making it the sole melamine producer in Southeast Asia (SEA). Targeted to come onstream in 2024, this project is in…
Solenis (Wilmington, Del.) closed on the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of SCL GmbH (SCL) on January 18, 2022. Located in Ludwigshafen, Germany, SCL produces DMA3 (Dimethylaminoethyl acrylate), a primary raw material for cationic polyacrylamide production. The acquisition…
McDermott International Inc. (Houston) has been selected to work on a pioneering project for the production of Rhamnolipids—an advanced technology with the potential to fundamentally transform cleaning products and significantly reduce their environmental impact. Rhamnolipids are a type of biosurfactant…
PPG (Pittsburgh, Pa.) announced that it has partnered with Cellforce Group, which is a joint venture between Porsche and CUSTOMCELLS, to develop exclusive sustainable battery-cell solutions to better serve the electric vehicle and mobility segment. PPG will supply cathode binder…
Arkema S.A. (Colombes, France) announced a 25% increase in its global Pebax elastomer production capacity by investing in the Serquigny site in France. This investment will notably enable increased production of the bio-circular Pebax Rnew and traditional Pebax ranges. This…
BASF SE (Ludwigshafgen, Germany) decided to build a new hexamethylene diamine (HMD) plant in Chalampé, France. The new plant is set to increase BASF’s HMD production capacity to 260,000 metric tons per year (m.t./yr). Production is expected to start…
LyondellBasell (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that PT Polytama Propindo will use the LyondellBasell Spheripol technology for expanding their existing facility. The process technology will be used for an additional 300,000-ton/yr polypropylene plant to be built in Balongan, West Java, Indonesia,…